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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-19630

HTMLDOC 1.9.7 allows a stack-based buffer overflow in the hd_strlcpy() function in string.c (when called from render_contents in ps-pdf.cxx) via a crafted HTML document.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.14%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

HTMLDOC 1.9.7 allows a stack-based buffer overflow in the hd_strlcpy() function in string.c (when called from render_contents in ps-pdf.cxx) via a crafted HTML document.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.14% probability · 65th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
htmldoc project/htmldoc · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.